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Music for 18 Musicians

Steve Reich (Artist) Format: Audio CD

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1	Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses - By Steve Reich and Musicians
2	Music for 18 Musicians: Section I - By Steve Reich and Musicians
3	Music for 18 Musicians: Section II - By Steve Reich and Musicians
4	Music for 18 Musicians: Section IIIA - By Steve Reich and Musicians
5	Music for 18 Musicians: Section IIIB - By Steve Reich and Musicians
6	Music for 18 Musicians: Section IV - By Steve Reich and Musicians
7	Music for 18 Musicians: Section V - By Steve Reich and Musicians
8	Music for 18 Musicians: Section VI - By Steve Reich and Musicians
9	Music for 18 Musicians: Section VII - By Steve Reich and Musicians
10	Music for 18 Musicians: Section VIII - By Steve Reich and Musicians
11	Music for 18 Musicians: Section IX - By Steve Reich and Musicians
12	Music for 18 Musicians: Section X - By Steve Reich and Musicians
13	Music for 18 Musicians: Section XI - By Steve Reich and Musicians
14	Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses II - By Steve Reich and Musicians

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Composed in 1976, Music for 18 Musicians has become a cornerstone of 20th century repertoire in general and percussion music in particular, and has been cited as the seed that ultimately spawned ambient trance music created by admiring practitioners like Orbital, Aphex Twin and the Orb. Originally available only as a volume in Steve Reich's 1997 10-CD boxed set, this new digital recording of the composer's signature opus is now available as a single-disc release.

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The pulsations of Steve Reich's landmark Music for 18 Musicians signify a New Music precipice. Where so much music after World War II explored extremes of tone, time, and register, Reich--and some of his colleagues in the 1960s and after--gravitated towards immersion in repetitions and telescoped focus on tonal areas. The combination of piano, vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, clarinets, violin, cello, and female voices is intoxicating in Reich's hands. Reich creates a middle-register, ringing vamp with burnished reed palpitations and, eventually, quick, rolling piano figures emerge in tandem with the percussion. This recording is the second-best known, next to the ECM Records version of the piece, and is warm and colorfully tingling. --Andrew Bartlett

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.59 x 4.92 x 0.51 inches; 4.3 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Nonesuch
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 1998
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 10, 2006
Label ‏ : ‎ Nonesuch
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000006E4C
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Head spinning beauty.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 28, 2021

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Something romantic and transcendent unfolds, slowly, in increments. A wave that never breaks.

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Codera

A Minimalist Work of Art

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 30, 2015

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This is the first time I've picked up a musical recording from composer Steve Reich and it's gorgeous! Some people may not be fans of the repetitive nature of the music, but considering I'm a big fan of minimalist music, I was positively hypnotized. Regardless of what you think about the musical style, I still say give it a shot. It has enough variety to cohesively flow through different movements and you never get bored. The version I have is the 1998 Nonesuch edition which I heard is slightly slower than the 1970s original, so you can see which one you like the most. Steve Reich has certainly gained a new fan in me. Any fans of contemporary classical music should do themselves a favor and check this out!

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B. Cawood

Steve Reich's Music

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 15, 2005

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If you have ever heard of Steve Reich, it may have been in a Music Appreciation class in college. His genre is minimalism, considered by some to be "America's classical music." If you have never heard this kind of music before, it could really bother you. This music has a whole different philosophy underlying it. What is music supposed to do for you? Popular classical music typically has strong form, and seeks to provide the listener with many types of variety in melody and chord-progression. Minimalism intentionally does away with a lot of that. In Steve Reich's music, rhythm is very important, and in 18, continuous pulses, melodic patterns, crescendos and decrescendos all swirl and dovetail. Repetition is used to create a tonal "picture" for you to soak in as subtle variations are introduced and eventually fade out. The result is colorfully impressionistic, and at times jazzy.

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Tim Lukeman

Shimmering & luminous!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 19, 2008

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What can I add to so many insightful 5-star reviews?

Just that this work has an astonishing, subtle, hypnotic beauty that remains fresh & revelatory after countless listens. Its deceptive simplicity constantly reveals new touches, and carries the enraptured listener to some transcendant place ... except that the word "listener" falls woefully short. This music isn't simply listened to, it's experienced at a very deep & dreamlike level, like a nebula of pure white light shot through with golden mist. And when I stop to contemplate the virtuosity of the musicians, I'm astonished all over again.

This might not be for every taste, but for those who are open to a visionary mode of being, this music is both gateway & voyage. Highly recommended!

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Joseph Galván

Reich at his zenith

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 26, 2004

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I love Steve Reich's music. I actually used to be a Philip Glass fan, but it chanced one day that I was surfing on the 'Net and discovered a little site with mp3 of this piece, and I couldn't help listening to it all.
This is probably the best, most complete release of "Music for 18" ever. It's also the most concise. While the ECM recording stands out on its own, it's not as full as this one is, and it certainly doesn't stand to the new methods of polytonality in the piece. It's like being in a minimalist washing machine: it takes away the dull, emotionless sounds of Glass and others and makes it alive, the way it should be.
Hands down, the best CD ever.

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really good

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 3, 2018

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great piece and a good recordings. this is not my favorite recording of this piece but second best. the Budapest is the best one so far. but worth the price and really good

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Weirdly Awesome

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Amazingly different and refreshing composition! ! Really enjoyed this work...I've listneed to it over and over and I can't seem to stop myself.

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Matthew Giacalone

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 21, 2016

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It's Steve Reich... Need I say more?...

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Ignore all custermer reviews placed before April 2023, that's when this SACD was releases.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 23, 2023

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This SACD (not just a basic CD as wrongly cited by Amazon) was released on April 21st 2023.Therefore, all cusomer reviews place prior to that date were wrongly included here by Amazon. There are several recordings of this work which have been releasesd previously. Don't let the wrongly included reviews influence you, they must be of one or more of the earlier recordings. There is something positive to be said of each of the earlier recordings but this stands out both for the musicallity of the performance and the clarity of the recording, especially in its 5.1 manifestation (though, admittedly, I would have preferred 5.0). Quick warning to DSD purists, these recordings originate from 96/24 PCM masters.

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Andrew Collins

Extraordinary music.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 9, 2022

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This is not for everybody but I just can’t stop playing it. Heard it for the first time when the artistic director of the proms recommended it and a short clip was played on radio 4.
I like to listen to electronic music, particularly Tangerine Dream. There are many similarities between 18 and TD music. Would highly recommend it.

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ProofProfessorPublications

Cannot praise this highly enough!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 8, 2022

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Fantastic piece, of which I never tire - and perfect in bright morning sunshine! Amazing how Reich makes repetitive, minimalist music so uplifting, optimistic and joyous.

baz123

Endlessly fascinating

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 2, 2018

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I was intrigued by the work of This artist when I saw a tv doc about him and Glass.
I enjoy electronic music and this is roughly in the same stable, and I find when I play this music I find it endlessly fascinating and enjoyable. I have played it many times since purchase and will continue to do so.

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Michael Dransfield

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 4, 2020

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